Senior Pharmacist - Parenteral Nutrition and Cancer Services +/- EDC
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Role-specific duties
- Manage the pharmaceutical requirements of the SIF (Severe Intestinal Failure) service at UHCW.
- Co-ordinate the aseptic dispensing of bespoke (tailor-made) PN for complex adult patients through formulation creation and checking, pre-process checking and final checking PN products.
- Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice on the pharmaceutical aspects of PN such as chemical and physical stability.
- Oversee the supply and stock management of ready to use PN products for adult patients (and neonatal patients as required).
- Work closely with, and provide cross cover for the Gastroenterology senior pharmacist with respect to the care of adult patients receiving PN, as required. Interpret clinical information, including biochemical test results, in order to decide on the management of these patients.
- Provide professional and clinical support to the dietetics team with regard to Home PN patients, including attendance at MDT meetings and clinics as required.
- Support the investigation of incidents involving PN, to learn lessons and improve safety.
- Contribute to local and national PN meetings to share best practice.
- Provide education and training of doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the safe and effective prescribing and administration of PN.
- Participate in chemotherapy screening (clinical verification), and other clinical services for patients with cancer as required.
Please see the Job Description for the full details.
Person specification
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Knowledge
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Skills & Abilities
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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.
In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.
If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.
We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.
Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.
All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Job Description (PDF, 608.3KB)
- Advert 8a Senior Pharmacist PN (PDF, 232.4KB)
- Candidate Information (PDF, 372.8KB)
- Welcoming applicant with Disability (PDF, 52.8KB)
- How to complete an application form & Values Fact Sheet (DOCX, 874.6KB)